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Your Nursing Career - Abroad Study@Australia 2014
‘Save one life, you’re a hero. Save 100 lives, you’re a nurse.’
The doctors get all the attention in TV shows like ER, Scrubs and House, but as anyone in a hospital knows, it’s the nurses who provide the glue to any health environment.
And it’s a rich field with many different niches.
From Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to Enrolled Nurses (ENs), Registered Nurses (RNs) and midwives, the further you go, the more jobs seem to open up.
The doctors get all the attention in TV shows like ER, Scrubs and House, but as anyone in a hospital knows, it’s the nurses who provide the glue to any health environment.
And it’s a rich field with many different niches.
From Assistants in Nursing (AINs) to Enrolled Nurses (ENs), Registered Nurses (RNs) and midwives, the further you go, the more jobs seem to open up.
If you’re wondering how to become a registered nurse, the best way to start is by completing a Bachelor of Nursing – usually a three-year degree, including clinical placements where you get practical experience.
Once you’ve got your nursing degree, you can take it practically anywhere. Here are just a few of your many options.
Nurse practitioner
Nurse practitioners are basically flexible and knowledgeable RNs. By taking a Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) course, you’ll build on your clinical nursing skills by studying pharmacotherapeutics, modern nursing issues and research methods.
You’ll also gain the leadership skills to pursue senior clinical nursing roles and jobs in nursing research or educational settings.
Mental health nursing
The mental health sector is growing fast. RNs looking for a specialised role in this vital field can take the Master of Mental Health Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) program to sharpen their skills in acute care, clinical assessment, psychosocial intervention and health research methods.
Midwifery
If you’re a qualified midwife seeking a leadership, educational or clinical consultancy role, you need look no further than the Master of Midwifery.
While engaging with contemporary theory and practice, you can tailor your studies to your needs through subjects covering advanced clinical practice, management and health research, and keep those babies coming.
Gerontology
With an increasingly older population comes a greater strain on aged care services, and a heavier demand for specialist health professionals.
With a Master of Gerontology, you can build on your existing qualifications to support the health and wellbeing of older people. It’s a great way to open up further roles in policy, aged care or human services.
Your professional development doesn’t have to end once you become an RN or midwife.
